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In the Royal Navy the bottom hem of the jacket can be quite low showing off the crotch and lower buttocks to great effect - especially if the owner has chosen to tailor his trousers to a close fit (17).
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The sailors jacket is worn outside the trousers so there is no belt to emphasise the waist. White belts are sometimes worn over the top to carry weaponry but to my mind the result is not particularly attractive. The cut of the body is sometimes close fitting so that a trim body can be displayed (18). These are real sailors by the way!
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In other uniforms the lower hem is often at waist level (19)
allowing the fertile mind to visualise a pose with pants removed.
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Underneath the USN short jacket the trousers sometimes have
a buttoned flap covering the flies (20).
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This modern sailor (21) wears the same style if you look closely
- but I just wanted an excuse to show another attractive black sailor really!
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The effect to the lustful male is the same as seeing the trouser zip. The obvious functionality is fantasy material whose erotic potential is exemplified by this fine erotic picture from the 50‘s (22).
The attractions of the Naval Uniform do not stop at the headgear.
The open necked jackets frame and lengthen the sailors neck
which I find most erotic - see (11).
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The shirt worn beneath the jacket further frames the neck - even if it is just a Tee-shirt.
I must say Black sailors look terrific in the USN uniform.
I warn my readers that I have a bit of a fetish for necks!
In the Royal Navy the neck is more open
and the under shirt has a square cut neckline which shows much more flesh. .
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These young lads are posing in new uniforms for the first time and don’t quite carry off the style - you can see they haven’t got to work on the caps yet! (12) Yesterday’s picture (7) shows more mature men in the same gear but, speaking as a Brit, I do think the US style looks better.
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For cold weather there used to be an alternative under jersey in blue
which creates the same attractive result as the USN T-shirt (13).
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The RN undershirt comes into it’s own when the jacket is removed.
Long sweeps of neck are revealed and the blue trim creates a characteristic naval ‘badge’ (14a).
(This picture is courtesy of Sting Pictures)
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The blue trim fades with washing - a bit like denim does (14b).
I don’t know why this should look attractive but it does!
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We can’t leave this area of the body without mentioning the distinctive collars which fold back from the neck at the front and drop as a square down the back. The open-ness created by the fold emphasises the neck line creating an effect which is similar to a hood in modern fashions (15).
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These collars have always seemed deliberately erotic to me
emphasising as they do the sweep of the neck in a most attractive way.
In combination with a short haircut, the result is irresistible! (16)
Whatever the supposed inner qualities of sailors might be,
it has to be admitted that the eye-catching uniform is a great asset.
Naval attire is quite different to other military outfits - for reasons of practicality supposedly.
The caps have no peaks and instantly seem to convey jauntiness and fun.
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The UK and most other Navies have a round rigid cap.
When tilted back they form a halo like circle framing the head
which can make a man look quite boyish (7).
They can also be tilted forward at a jaunty angle.
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The US Navy cap is something else.
In it’s pristine state it can look quite naff - a bit like a cook’s headgear (8).
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But in substance it is soft and malleable and can be trained by the owner into unique shapes which are unbelievably attractive when perched on the back of the head or pushed forward over the eyes (9). This reforming of a formal cap into something crumpled, individual and informal suggests a rebellious cheekiness and individuality which is quite at odds with the disciplinary requirements of the armed forces.
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I can recall a similar activity when I was at school. It was compulsory to wear the little peaked caps (a little like baseball caps but with smaller peaks) but an individualistic pupil could bend the peak into a curve and perch it on the back of the head creating an impression of casual confidence which was extremely attractive.
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In both Navy and school there is a correct position in which to wear the cap for inspections but individualistic deviation, it seems, is tolerated. The Royal Navy cap is less amenable to twisting in this way but -as this example shows - not totally immune (10).
Any man in uniform seems to have enhanced masculinity,
partly I think because uniforms are associated with rugged physical activity
and bravery in the face of danger.
But Sailors seem to have an extra allure.
Is it the cocky independence? (3)
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The proud badges of intimate male rituals? (4)
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The dangerous sexual allure of a male animal? (5)
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Or the simple appeal of fresh faced masculinity? (6)
Nautical themes seem to be a recurring mitchmen interest at this time of year with 'The Press Gang' Story last year and 'The Drunken Sailor' this year. To complement my Drunken Sailor series now being posted at the Yahoo! group I will be posting a new set of articles here - In Praise of Sailors. Where I analyse the strange attractions of sea farers - starts tomorrow.
Mitchell's new series of drawings 'What shall we do with the Drunken Sailor?' commences shortly at 'mitchmen' on Yahoo! It's based loosely round the traditional Sea Shanty of the same name with a few 'mitchmen' twists for added spice. As you can see from the picture above, the action has been brought into the modern era and given a US Navy flavour.
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